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Massive Attack- Unfinshed Sympathy

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Massive Attack is one of the most innovative and influential groups of their generation. The band are an English Trip Hop group formed in 1988 in Bristol. Their debut album Blue Lines was release in 1991, with the single 'Unfinished Sympathy' reaching the charts and later being voted the 63rd greatest song of all time in a poll by NME. The group has won numerous music awards throughout their career, including a Brit Award- winning Best British Dance Act, two MTV Europe Music Awards, and two Q Awards. they have also released five studio albums that have sold over 11 million copies worldwide.  Their history dates back to 1983 and the formation of The Wild Bunch, one of the earliest and most successful sound system/DJ collectives to arrive on the U.K music scene. Renowned for their seamless integration of a wide range of music styles, from punk to reggae to R&B, the groups parties quickly became can't-miss events for the Bristol Club crowd, and at the peak of thei

Online Digital Publications

The impact on the internet on print journalism is constantly changing, this is because readership habits are also changing. As a result of this there has been a dramatic change within the way people are regarding and viewing current news issues and readership habits have steadily developed from Print Newspapers to Online Media. Due to the recent readership decline the Newspaper income is rapidly decreasing. The Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html The UK media landscape is divided between print and digital, but this rarely affects content in any meaningful sense. For many publishers such as the The Daily Mail, articles appear in both print and online editions with very minimal, if any, changes. The Daily Mail, for example, follows similar codes and conventions as its print publication and this is evident in their news values.The Daily Mail covers more 'soft news' stories like celebrity gossip and is referred to as a right wing paper that represents c

American Beauty

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The props within 'American Beauty'  would suggest the idea of the American Dream (house, car, family etc), with Primary colours present throughout these scenes- red,white and blue. This is a representation of the 'good old' American country. As well as this the colours are also bland, simplistic and boring. This is present in the bedroom, bathroom and the office, which could reflect the lifestyle choices of the characters. It is evident that this has also been considered in the choices of clothing with Jane and Lester but less with Carolyn, also known as colour wise. The choices made for Lesters clothing might suggest the idea that he feels like he might be dying or he is already dead. In one particular scene the bedroom is dark on Lester's side of the bed, which might implie that Lester has some form of mental health disorder such as depression. Along side this, Roses appear present throughout the film. Jane, the daughter, has roses on her jumper, the mother, Car

Top Five TV Dramas

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In this updated take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's beloved mystery tales, the eccentric sleuth prowls the streets of modern London in search for clues. Sherlock Holmes is a fictional private detective, known as a 'consulting detective'. In the stories, Holmes is best known for his proficiency with observation, forensic science and logical reasoning, which he employs when investigating cases for a wide variety of clients. After a teenage girls perplexing suicide, a classmate receives a series of tapes that unravel the mystery of her tragic choice. 13 Reasons Why is a controversial TV Drama where it's aims are ambitious. There is a great amount of  misdemeanours, from bullying to voyurism, sexual assault to a fatal car crash, all against the backdrop of sex, drugs and nostalgic mix tapes. The TV drama is based on the 2008 dissapreance of 9-year-old Shannon Matthews and the successful search  for her by police and volunteers in Dewsbury, West Yorkshi

News Values and Audience Appeals

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   The Daily Mail is a right wing, tabloid paper and the editor is appealing to a nationalist ideology which would plea an interest to conservative readers. From the paper we can understand that the readership is the older generation. The adjective 'gloomy' suggests this and implies there is a negative tone across the tabloid paper. The Daily Mail uses 'Audience Positioning', this is when a text is structured in ways that position audiences to adopt a particular perspective or viewpoint. This can be done through mode of dress, representation or narrative. In this case, The Daily Mail uses the narrative to represent the viewpoints of those who support the conservative party (right wing). As well as this, the paper is critical due to its emotive language 'die hard reainers'. In addition, The Mail also uses alliteration 'BBC'S Brexit Bias Storm', as a result of this The Daily Mail evokes a powerful statement that presents a nationalist ideology an

The Male Gaze

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                                  Empowered or objectified? Throughout Beyonce's music video "partition", there are several scenes that are associated with sex, intimacy and objectifies the female in accordance with normalised perceptions of gender and sexuality. Although, many may believe the video can be perceived as sexual empowerment rather than a form of sexual objectification. The sultry video (displaying or suggesting a strong sexual nature) presents Beyonce as a wealthy aristocrat who finds herself fantasising about having sex while having breakfast with her partner. Throughout the duration of the video Beyonce is wearing provocative clothing which some may view as unessasary due to her position in the music industry already. However, others may perceive the provactive items of clothing to be somewhat necessary or acceptable for either the attention of men or to feel empowered. Along side this, 'partition' in particular has created controversy as Beyo

A Comparison of Two National Newspapers

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comparison: The Guardian is a Broadsheet Newspaper. Broadsheets are printed onto sheets of paper 116.83 x 81.28cm. However, in recent years they have traditionally used the broadsheet sizes but changed their format. For example, The Times and The Independant have become Tabloid in size, while The Guardian has adopted a new ' compac t ' or ' Berliner ' format. This contrasts with the Tabloid, which is half the size of the broadsheet, with pages measuring 58.4 x 40.6cm. Tabloid audiences are sometimes tagged as ' emotional participants ' while Broadsheet Newspapers are sometimes accredited with the tag ' information seekers '. As a result of such changes to both papers the ' Broad Sheet quality  press ' and the ' Popular Tabloid Press ' are now out of date terms. When using codes and conventions  you are able to judge the content you expect to be reading. Broadsheet newspapers such as The Guardian cover stories in depth, focusing on

Representation of Online Teenagers

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Throughout this article, the teenager, 17, who was jailed for selling MDMA to a school girl on a camping trip is portrayed to be somewhat dangerous to other students both in and out of school. Groups of teenagers regularly gather at the mountain track in Caerphilly, South Wales, to meet up and camp out. But a court heard the underage teenagers used the trip as an excuse to drink and take drugs. This article creates a biased opinion among most teenagers. Many people now believe that 'all' teenagers are dangerous people, surrounding them with a negative image and they are beginning to be stereotyped for this. The following photo within this news article shows a teenage boy who is identified to be holding a large gun, portraying him again to be a danger to himself and others. The article goes onto to describe the story of a teenage boy who opened fire in a classroom, shooting an innocent teacher and causing injuries to three other people. Someone reading the arti